Season 5, Armory, and More
CS2 update · Community Announcements ·
Valve published "Season 5, Armory, and More" on 8 July 2026 in Community Announcements. The PatinaAI market index's median read 55.22 points in the seven days after against 57.65 before, −4.2 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure. A read is a comparison with a date, not a cause.
What this update did to prices
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The PatinaAI market index's median over the seven days after the post was 55.22 points against 57.65 over the seven days before: −4.2 %. A typical week moves under 0.1 % either way on the same measure, the drift this read has to beat. The post's own day is left out. A comparison with a date, not causation.
The item types and weapons the post names, in the order it names them. A word match, not a reading of the post.
Reporting for Active Duty
Cache has officially arrived, and replaces Overpass in the active duty map pool. Put your hard-earned strats to the test and rise through the Premier ranks in CS2's newest battlefield.
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Get out of there, it's gonna blow!
Season 5 has arrived with some explosive changes to CS2--bomb damage has been completely reworked.
Now, when the bomb detonates, an explosive wave of destruction will flow from the bombsite through the map. As before, if you're too close to the bomb when it explodes, you're toast--but the shockwave dissipates around corners and doesn't go through walls, so at a certain distance you can use your wits to survive. Or, if you're not confident your wits are up to the task, check your health bar which will flash a preview of how well you'll fare after the blast.
Answering the Call
We sent out a call to arms recently for some new weapon and sticker collections, and the community answered! Head to the Armory, where you'll find two new weapon collections, Arabesque and Spy Tech.
Two new sticker collections, Fruits & Vegetables and Auto Racing, have also been added to the Armory.
Community Maps
Speaking of the CS community, there are some new maps to try. Boulder, Fachwerk, and Shelter have been added to Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch modes, while Debris and El Dorado are now available in Wingman.
... And More
We've fixed some bugs, tweaked some maps, and scoreboard performance has been improved so you can check your stats as often as you like.
Check out the release notes for all the details in today's update!
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The read compares the market index's median over the seven UTC days after the post with the seven days before it, the post's own day left out, and needs at least three published days on each side. The same measure taken on every day of the series is the drift a typical week shows; a read inside that drift is the market doing what it was doing. Neither is proof the post moved anything. The composite is on the market report, every basket under the indexes, and every update is on one list.